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  • bikerboy
    • Jan 2026
    #1

    rectifier

    why does the wire to my rectifier
    get warm
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    • JTGS850GL
      Forum Guru
      Past Site Supporter
      • Aug 2013
      • 9735
      • GA
      #2
      Which wire? What color/What location

      Which bike? Year/Model

      How warm?
      http://img633.imageshack.us/img633/811/douMvs.jpg
      1980 GS1000GT (Daily rider with a 1983 1100G engine)
      1998 Honda ST1100 (Daily long distance rider)
      1982 GS850GLZ (Daily rider when the weather is crap)

      Darn, with so many daily riders it's hard to decide which one to jump on next.;)

      JTGS850GL aka Julius

      GS Resource Greetings

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        • rwnielsen
          #3
          Resistance

          Do I win?

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            • bikerboy
              #4
              white blue strip going to rectifier 850L custom 1981.warm to touch

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                • posplayr
                  Forum LongTimer
                  GSResource Superstar
                  Past Site Supporter
                  • Dec 2007
                  • 23673
                  • Tucson Az
                  #5
                  Originally posted by rwnielsen
                  Resistance

                  Do I win?
                  No, the wire gets hot because of Heat.

                  You need current with the resistance else no heat.

                  Also in layman's terms we could say that a hot wire is an indication of alot of smoke trying to escape a wire.

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                    • rwnielsen
                      #6
                      Originally posted by posplayr
                      No, the wire gets hot because of Heat.

                      You need current with the resistance else no heat.

                      Also in layman's terms we could say that a hot wire is an indication of alot of smoke trying to escape a wire.
                      Current was assumed and I agree on the smoke

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                        • Rob S.
                          Forum Guru
                          Past Site Supporter
                          • Dec 2013
                          • 9387
                          • New York City
                          #7
                          Rectum? Damn near killed 'em!
                          1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

                          2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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                            • wymple
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                              Past Site Supporter
                              • Apr 2014
                              • 1893
                              • SE Iowa
                              #8
                              Make sure your connections are in excellent shape

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                                • Guest
                                  #9
                                  You have a Rectifier/Regulator.
                                  Cut all wires from the R/R going in to the loom and solder them directly to the stator wires. Don't forget to shrink wrap.
                                  I also lose the large bullet connecter from the battery and solder that directly.
                                  Run a ground from the weak ground on the R/R itself and run it to the frame. Keep the ground on the R/R and extend it using eye connecters that are soldered at the crimp and 16-18G wire.

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                                    • Guest
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by posplayr
                                      No, the wire gets hot because of Heat.

                                      You need current with the resistance else no heat.

                                      Also in layman's terms we could say that a hot wire is an indication of alot of smoke trying to escape a wire.
                                      That be some bad smoke!

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                                        • bikerboy
                                          #11
                                          fire

                                          Thanks for the reply just worried it might catch fire

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                                            • tom203
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                                              • Aug 2010
                                              • 8925
                                              • Norway,Maine
                                              #12
                                              Fire ain't a good thing here! Best to correct bike's charging flaws. Go here, do some reading

                                              GS Charging System Health - The GSResources Forums
                                              http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showpost.php?p=1138531&postcount=1
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                                              1981 gs650L

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